DeRolph: School funding plan disheartening

Plaintiff from landmark case said more must be done to close money gap

9:14 PM,
Feb. 10, 2013

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Echoing the thoughts of many superintendents, the fact that a few suburban districts would get huge increases in state funding under a plan from Gov. John Kasich "jumped off the page" for Nate DeRolph.

DeRolph, the plaintiff in the landmark 1991 school funding case in Ohio, is basically the poster child for education reform in the state. He said he was encouraged by Kasich's promise to give students from poorer districts a fair chance, but was disappointed when data released this week shows it was suburban districts like Olentangy and New Albany in line to get massive increases in state money.